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Turns out J.J. Watt is getting some action this season after all ... 'cause he's officially dating pro soccer star Kealia Ohai!!!

FYI, Ohai is a 24-year-old forward on the Houston Dash. She was a stud in college -- leading North Carolina to a national championship in 2012.

She was also the #2 overall pick in the 2014 National Women's Soccer League college draft.

Kealia also happens to be Brian Cushing's sister-in-law.

The rumors about their secret relationship has been floating around for months -- but now Ohai has finally confirmed it on the 2 Up Front podcast.

"The rumors are true. We are dating," Ohai said.

"I've known J.J. for a really long time, and we've always been really great friends, and yeah, I'm really proud of him for everything he's been going through, but it's been pretty crazy with all the rumors."

Congrats!

D.L. Hughley says the Philadelphia 76ers were DEAD WRONG for pulling Sevyn Streeter from her national anthem performance and owe her an apology ... and a redo.

We got D.L. out at LAX and asked her about the latest national anthem controversy -- with the singer claiming she was booted from a performance because she was wearing a "We Matter" shirt.

Check out the clip -- D.L. -- never one to hold back LAYS INTO the Sixers organization ... saying they need to make the situation right NOW ... or risk alienating part of their fan base.

WARNING: THIS IS GROSS AS HELL

Halloween isn't until Monday but a pro wrestling star is giving you the scariest, most disgusting face you'll see all weekend TODAY ... and we gotta warn you ... it's pretty freakin' gnarly.

The face belongs to Austin Aries, a WWE/NXT star who got his face busted up during a match with Shinsuke Nakamura in Fresno this week when a super kick got a little too real.

According to our friends over at ProWrestlingSheet.com the match had to be stopped while medical professionals attended to Aries' grill ... and give him some stitches.

More good news for Ezekiel Elliott -- all of the criminal charges from his December car crash case in Ohio have been dismissed ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Michael Phelps is now FULLY EMBRACING the married life -- finally going public with the news of his nuptials -- and explaining, "I had to keep it secret."

Anthony Pettis says his life -- and the lives of his family members -- were in immediate danger when his cars were set on fire Thursday morning ... and he vows retribution.

As we previously reported, cops are on the hunt for whoever went to the UFC star's Milwaukee home around 1 AM and torched 3 vehicles on Pettis' driveway in the middle of the night.

Pettis is now commenting on the seriousness of the situation -- "My life as well as my loved ones were put in danger. I cannot understand why someone would want to hurt myself or my family."

He adds, "I am grateful that no one was harmed by this cowardly act."

"I will do everything I can to ensure that we find out who committed this crime and that they are prosecuted to the full extent of the law."

Pettis is also reaching out to his neighborhood -- saying, "I really hope the city that I rep has my back on this one and helps by reporting anything they know about this."

Olympic judo superstar Kayla Harrison says Ronda Rousey has given her "a lot of help" when it comes to making the transition into MMA -- but the real question ... would she ever take a fight against her old friend?

TMZ Sports spoke with 26-year-old Harrison -- a 2-time Olympic gold medalist in judo -- who says she trained with Rousey every day for 7 years as they fought their way to the top of the sport.

Now, with Harrison signing a contract with the World Series of Fighting -- she says she'll reflect on the advice she got from her old friend as she begins her training.

Dominick Cruz has a message for Cody "No Love" Garbrandt -- he's going to torture him so badly at UFC 207, Cody's going to "beg me" to end the fight.

Cruz -- the reigning UFC bantamweight champ -- joined the guys on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs Thursday night on FS1) and let the insults fly on his next opponent.

FYI, Cody's 10-0 with 9 knockouts -- and vows to break Cruz's jaw.

Cruz says he's not afraid -- insulted Cody's intelligence -- and then told us why "No Love" will be begging for the champ to put him out of his misery.

Pretty violent stuff.

UFC star Anthony Pettis says he's "shocked" and "confused" over the fire attack at his home in Milwaukee -- claiming he has "no idea" why anyone would want to harm him.

As we previously reported, someone went to Pettis' home in the middle of the night and set his cars on fire. Cops are on the hunt, but have not made any arrests.

Now, Pettis' rep, Lindsey Deierling of EAG Sports Management, tells TMZ Sports, "Anthony has no idea who could be responsible for this incident or why someone would damage his property in such a way."

"He is shocked and confused as to who would randomly commit such a hateful crime like this to his family."

"He has no ongoing issues with anyone in his community, and he is very well known in Milwaukee for the work and dedication he has put in to helping his city and creating jobs and resources for the local citizens."

"Anthony is disappointed that this person(s) would compromise the safety of his family and destroy his personal property."

Listen up, football crazed guys (and some girls) ... Erin Andrews is about to tell you how to teach your pigskin illiterate significant other all about the nuances of the gridiron.

We got Erin out at LAX and wanted to know what the best way to teach football to a newbie girlfriend is ... after all, Erin is a lady ... and a football expert, so she might know some tricks of the trade.

Check out the clip -- After busting our chops on the question (justified) ... Erin drops a little knowledge, giving some surefire ways to make a brand new football expert.

Cops are investigating a scary fire attack at the home of UFC star Anthony Pettis -- after someone set the fighter's cars ablaze in the middle of the night and then sped from the scene.

It all went down around 1 AM on Thursday morning at Pettis' home in Milwaukee.

Investigators believe the suspect used an accelerant to ignite two of the vehicles -- and the flames spread to the 3rd car ... which were all located in Pettis' driveway, according to FOX 6.

Unclear why Pettis was targeted. So far, no arrests have been made and no suspects have been named.

WAS TITO ORTIZ'S ROLLS-ROYCE REALLY REPOSSESSED???

Depends who you ask.

Chael Sonnen insists it was ... and he claims to have rock solid proof.

Tito Ortiz says it's a total lie -- and he's willing to give Chael a lift to the hospital in it after he beats his face in at Bellator 170.

Watch both videos. You decide who's really telling the truth.

This is awesome ... ex-Royals star Jonny Gomes just got an awesome tattoo to commemorate his 2015 World Series victory ... complete with the quote, "We Whooped Their Ass!"

Of course, Gomes is referencing the beating the Royals put on the Mets -- when they took the series 4-1.

By the way, it's not the first time Johnny's inked a World Series tribute on his body -- he also has some body art of his 2013 championship with the Red Sox.

Miami Dolphins lineman Laremy Tunsil has finally fired back at his stepdad in court -- adamantly denying he attacked Lindsey Miller during an incident last year ... and shouldn't have to pay him a cent.

Miller sued Tunsil back in April -- claiming Tunsil beat him up on June 25, 2015 after he tried to warn the football star about the dangers of hanging out with agents while he was still a college player.

In his suit, Miller claims Tunsil "violently attacked" and "pounded the disabled American veteran severely, striking him with his fists multiple times."

Miller claims it took 4 men to pull the football star off of him. He sued Tunsil for unspecified damages.

But now, Tunsil has finally responded in legal docs of his own -- adamantly denying any sort of violent physical attack.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ Sports, Tunsil doesn't get into the specifics -- but claims Miller is lying and the judge shouldn't award him a penny in damages.

Wayne Gretzky says he only has one way to relive the glory of his playing days ... through the golf career of his soon-to-be son-in-law PGA star Dustin Johnson.

Wayne sat down with Graham Bensinger and opened up about how hard it is to be away from the sports world ... and how watching Paulina's baby daddy compete is his only way to get that same thrill.

"I never thought -- once I retired -- that I would have the same sense or the same feeling, going into tournaments that you are pulling so badly and wanting somebody to win so desperately."

There's more ... Wayne also talks about the dumbest decision he ever made in life ... which he says was turning down a guaranteed $1 million bucks to CONSIDER not retiring.

You read that right ... just to think about it. Check out the clip, and yeah, Wayne ... that was dumb, bro.

It's been a good 24 hours for Nick Young ... because he just became a father AGAIN ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We've confirmed Nick's ex-girlfriend, Keonna Green, gave birth to a bouncing baby girl moments ago!

Green and Young aren't in a relationship anymore but they're on good terms. They already have a 4-year-old son together.

Nick rushed to the hospital late Wednesday night after the Lakers game (they won!) and wanted to be there when his daughter was born! Success!!!